Yeah, that is one of the annoying thing. We have limited PCI-E lanes. With PCI-E 5.0, we could even go for x1 M.2 slots, but this would cause discontent among those with old SSDs. There are also board area constraint & manufacturing complexity (+ some other practical reasons) when we start looking for backside slots.

But you since you are still on AM4, just move on to a B850 with 3x NVMe slots. ASRock has plenty of options except of the infamous unknowingly dead processor issue. MSI B850M Mortar is pricey but it checks.

Why not get an adapter then?

Brand from china.
Try Montech Air 1000 Lite TG?

You can't compare this way. There are different types of VRMs, so you need to validate the entire setup, not just single thing.

Not possible.
i5 14400 RM659
ASUS ProArt B760-Creator RM1099
Kingston Fury Beast DDR-5600 64GB Kit RM739
WD SN850X 1TB RM429
Lian Li 207 RM339
Arctic P12 Fans x4 RM168
FSP Vita GM 1000W PSU RM599

Total : RM4032

- You need quite some amount of RAM to support the GPU since data are copied to RAM first then only copied to GPU memory
- The board supports PCI-E 5.0
- Very ventilated case with all fans filled to get the GPU heat out

WD Blue SN580.

You forgot that 2 models has assorted BOMs that could effectively become variety of models?

With this price, I rather get TLC than QLC. Have fun with 90MB/s write once the disk fills up.

Avoid. Won't touch China product as there are always some hanky panky going on, i.e. unknown flash chip that they wipe off the original silk screen (or outright doesn't even need to do since those are defective chip, so original manufacturer will just dump them away) and put on their own label. Ideally find those brands that produce the flash chip themselves as it is inhouse supply.

The SLC cache reduces as you store data into it. This amount also decreases way faster than TLC since you only have effectively half the amount for SLC mode at any time.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: May 30 2025, 09:46 AM

Note that SN580 is a dated product so you might not find it. The new model is SN5000 / SN5100 and they cost higher to the level of KC3000. If you don't want to go with that price, stick back to NV3.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: May 30 2025, 10:01 AM

You do aware the context is about pricing right?
Given SN5000/5100 is same price with KC3000, which would you choose?

B580
https://emarque.co/products/nitro-intel-arc...RXnL39NN4ZlKQ7h

If they want, they could make design adjustment and buy up some Samsung capacity.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Jun 1 2025, 01:35 PM

M3 screwdriver, preferably with soft/rubberized handle. Better to have a electric screwdriver if you plan to screw many of fans in one go as standalone pack fan is not threaded. Your hand will thank you.
Also would need a small pliers for motherboard standoff if the case doesn't come with the cap to secure them.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Jun 4 2025, 01:30 PM

He already has a 16GB stick, why still 2x8GB.

No change in terms of tax rate (it is already at the peak 10% now ).

The optimal resolution for 27" is 2K, unfortunately that costs up to 1K.

Wont touch that without 10 meter pole. Suspiciously cheap.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Jun 13 2025, 10:36 AM

Ryzen 5 5600G RM489
MSI A520M-A Pro RM299
Kingston Fury Beast DDR4-3200 32GB Kit RM538
Kingston NV3 1TB RM269
FSP Hyper 80+ Pro 550W RM159
CM MasterBox Q300L RM180

Done.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Jul 1 2025, 06:12 PM

1TB version is TLC. DRAMless isn't really the issue these days. I have said it earlier. The controller supports HMB, which uses small amount of system RAM as it's memory. It only affects extremely high I/O scenario, which will not happen for TS's usage.

Yes, there is TLC variant regardless. Paying RM30 more would yield you SN580 / SN5000 with TLC, though.

Ryzen 7 8700F (Tray @ All IT) RM729
ASUS B650M-AYW WiFi RM579
Kingston Fury Beast DDR-5600 64GB Kit RM869
Sparkle A380 6GB RM659 (Video transcoding)
Kingston KC3000 500GB SSD RM279 (OS)
WD Blue 1TB SSD RM339 (VM images / Docker volume)
Silverstone Triton 750W PSU RM359
Lian Li 205M RM189

Total: RM4002

Bring your own HDD. Case supports up to 2x 2.5" + 2x 3.5"

Doesn't apply for monolithic design.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Oct 16 2025, 05:50 PM